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developed capsule of the specimen which he 
described (with a question mark) as a variety 
of Pelea ohlongifolia (a species of sect. Mega - 
carp a) misled him; on closer examination, it 
can be seen that only one follicle is developed, 
and it is thus difficult to ascertain whether the 
fruit is apocarpous or syncarpous. However, the 
tomentum of both the follicle and the endocarp, 
as well as the leaf venation, suffice to establish 
the relationship of this plant with P. hawaiensis , 
rather than with the similar P. cinerea of Oahu 
(which has pubescent endocarp but glabrous 
follicles), or the greatly different P. oblongifolia 
of Hawaii ( with glabrous endocarp and sparsely 
puberulent syncarpous capsules). 
TYPE: Hawaii: North Kona; Huehue, lava- 
beds, 6 June 1909, Rock 3565 (Bishop). 
Distribution: Kona and Kau, Hawaii; Olo 
walu, Maui. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Maui: Central ridge 
of Olowalu valley, 12 May 1920, Forbes 2345. M. 
(Bishop). Hawaii: North Kona, Puuwaawaa, 
6 June 1909, Rock 3561 (Bishop). Kau, Hille- 
brand 251 (Kew), 252 (Kew), without number 
(Kew). Kau Desert, 2 August 1911, Forbes 
385, H. (Bishop). 
(c) var. pilosa St. John in Lloydia 7:272, 1944. 
P. cinerea (3 var. Hillebrand, FI. Haw. Ids. 
69, 1888 (as to Lanai specimens with 
pilose blades). 
This variety is limited to Lanai and Maui. 
Hillebrand’s description is based mostly on the 
Lanai specimen, although he cites Mann & Brig- 
ham 371 from Makawao, Maui. This is a mis- 
print for 377; Hillebrand wrote 377 on the label 
of his own collection as a note citing the Mann 
and Brigham specimen for comparison; but 
their specimen is a different variety (var. Brig- 
hamii) . Rock erred in calling his Maui speci- 
mens the same, and, after coining the name 
sulfurea, applied it to both the Hillebrand and 
the Mann and Brigham specimens; var. sulfurea 
is restricted to Lanai. Unfortunately, the type of 
var. pilosa was destroyed at Berlin during World 
War II. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Maui: South slope 
of Haleakala, March 1920, Forbes s.n. (Bishop); 
Auahi (Auwahi), March 1920, Forbes 2099 .M 
2098M., 2097 M., 2115 M., and s.n. (Bishop). 
(d) var. molokaiana B. C. Stone, var. nov. 
Folia base cordata, infra fulvo-pilosa. 
HOLOTYPE: Molokai: Ridge below Puu Ko- 
lekole, July 1912, Forbes 126 Mo. (Bishop; iso- 
type at US ) . 
DISTRIBUTION: Restricted to Molokai. 
The innovations are densely tawny-hirsutu- 
lous; blades lance-ovate, rounded or acute at 
apex, subcordate to cordate at base, up to 8 X 
3.5 cm, with petioles densely hirsutulous, as are 
the lower surfaces of the blades. 
(e) var. sulfurea (Rock) B. C. Stone, comb, 
nov. 
P. cinerea var. sulfurea Rock in Bot. Gaz. 65 : 
265, 1918. 
P. sulfurea (Rock) St. John & Hume in 
Lloydia 7:274, 1944. 
TYPE: Lanai: Without locality, July 1870, 
Hillebrand (Kew; isotype, Bishop). 
DISTRIBUTION ; Restricted to Lanai. Abundant 
collections are in the Bishop Museum Herba- 
rium. 
(f) var. Brighamii (St. John) B. C. Stone, 
comb. nov. 
P. Brighami St. John in Lloydia 7:271, 1944 
(sub sect. Cubicarpae) . 
TYPE: Maui: Makawao, Mann & Brigham 
377 (Bishop, GH). 
DISTRIBUTION: Maui. 
Described as a species but, no doubt through 
a typographic error, misplaced under section 
Cubicarpae . This is the variety that Rock had in 
mind when he discussed var. sulfurea (in Bot. 
Gaz. 65:265, 1918), although he did not typify 
that variety, but left Hillebrand s original intent 
as applying to Lanai plants. 
A number of specimens have been seen, 
mostly from Makawao, Olinda, and Olowalu. 
(g) var. Remyana B. C. Stone, var. nov. 
Arbor, innovationibus dense fulvo hirtellis; 
foiiis maturis supra glabris infra glabris costa 
media sparse puberulo vel glabrato exceptis, 
laminis 5-16 cm longis, 2-6.5 cm lads, suban- 
guste ellipticis, apice rotundatis vel emarginatis, 
base subcordatis vel cordatis ( vel emarginatis ) ; 
inflorescentiis 15-21 (-27-) floriferis; capsulis 
